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On that basis, a test designed to limit Covidâs spread only needs to have sensitivity rates of 30 per cent to 40 per cent, he said. âSo 50 per cent is actually a good value if that test is only meant to detect infection,â Prof Mina noted.
He told the committee that data increasingly showed that using rapid screening before large gatherings could prevent 90 per cent to 95 per cent of transmissions.
Prof Mina maintained that antigen testing passengers an hour before a flight was more likely to prevent virus transmission than requiring a negative PCR result from several days before, which the Republicâs authorities demand.
Friday, 04 June 2021, 16:42
Ukraine, EU launch dialogue on cyber security
04.06.2021 15:16
Ukraine and the European Union launched the cybersecurity and digital transformation dialogue.
The first round of the dialogue was held on June 3, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
“Ukraine and the EU reaffirmed their commitment to global, open, stable and secure cyberspace where the rule of law is fully respected, where the same rights that individuals have offline are also protected online, and where the security, economic growth, prosperity, and integrity of free and democratic societies is promoted and preserved. The EU expressed its solidarity with and support to Ukraine, which is facing cyber-attacks that seek to undermine its key infrastructure,” reads the statement.
More than 7,300 people have signed their names in support of the online 'Save Shannon Airport' petition which calls upon the Irish government to establish a single semi-state authority for Shannon, Cork, and Dublin airports.
Capt Cullen accused the Government of ignoring its own report. âThis unscientific approach to public health policy serves us all poorly,â he argued.
Medical professionals would oversee antigen tests on pilots on Monday to demonstrate the systemâs effectiveness and the role it can play in lifting restrictions, he said.
Prof Ferguson urged the Government to trial antigen testing on flights when he appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks this month.
Ialpa is proposing that the Government immediately harmonise the common travel area between the Republic and the UK. The pilotsâ union also wants immediate full implementation of the proposed EU digital green certificates designed to allow free movement in the bloc.